[streaming] Re: [streaming] Re: video on demand

[Hussain Ali Pardawalla]

Ben, Thanks for the quick reply. 

Just a few more questions...


Can you please let me know which parts of the code I would need to look at, so that I can try and see if I can get the RTSP/RTP features working fully. My end goal is to try and transport h264 videos over an mpeg2-transport stream, and enable video on demand features, and it seems that darwin does not support mpeg2-transport stream.

Also from what I gathered from the documentation at the moment, VLC can only stream one video at a time. How hard would it be to get VLC to stream multiple videos. 

Thanks for your time and patience. 

Sincerely,
Hussain



--- Benjamin PRACHT  wrote:

> On Mon, Aug 23, 2004, Hussain Ali Pardawalla wrote :
> > Hello.
> > 
> > I am trying to implement Video on Demand features,
> for a video client-sever architecture, using VLS as
> a server, and VLC as a client, on a SuSe 9.1
> platform. I know to be able to do this, one needs
> either a HTTP server or a RTSP server. This is the
> first time, I am implementing any sort of a
> server-client setup. I would therefore be glad of
> any hints/help from anyone who might have set up
> something similar.
> 
> Well, first of all, VLS isn't really fit for VOD at
> the present time
> (and certaily never will be). VLC stream output
> already implements some of the
> required features (RTP/RTSP) but isn't totally
> ready. 
> 
> > 
> > At the moment I specifically have the following
> questions in mind.
> > 
> > 1. Would it be better to try and setup up an HTTP
> server, or an RTSP server, and why?
> > 
> 
> Well, let's say http is more easy (you only need to
> put your files on a
> http server) and supported by a bit more softwares,
> while RTP/RTSP is
> more fit for streaming (data is sent over UDP,
> against TCP for http)
> 
> > 2. Does anyone know of any good open source RTSP
> or HTTP servers.
> > 
> 
> well, for HTTP, apache ;-) For RTSP, could could
> have a look at darwing
> streaming server / live.com, etc
> 
> -- 
> BigBen
>